2009 Pasture

Walk

Schedule

Allegany Co. Office of Maryland Cooperative Extension

Derrick Bender

One Commerce Drive

Cumberland, MD 21502

301-724-3320

Bedford Co Office of Penn State Cooperative Extension

Melanie Barkley

120 W. John Street, Suite 2

Bedford, PA 15522

814-623-4800

Blair Co. Office of Penn Sate Cooperative Extension

Brian Kelly

Valley View “E” Wing

301 Valley View Building

Altoona, PA 16602

814-940-5989

Fayette Co. Office of Penn State Cooperative Extension

Walt Bumgarner

34 West Peter St.

Uniontown, PA 15401

724-438-0111

Garrett Co. Office of Maryland Cooperative Extension

Willie Lantz

1916 Maryland Highway, Suite A

Mt. Lake Park, MD 21550

301-334-6960

Participating Organizations MT. TOP

GRAZING

NETWORK

Where grazing and grazers come together

The Mt. Top Grazing Network will

bring farmers together to discuss

grazing techniques, livestock pro-

duction, and profitability issues.

The network is a grass roots effort

that will be guided by the interest of

local farmers.

May 21st 6:30-9:00pm

Maple Hollow Farm

Brian and Melanie Barkley

9027 Hyndman Road

Manns Choice, PA 15550

Maple Hollow Farm uses a variety of watering methods for

their 75 acres of pasture, including a solar pump that pumps

water from a collection box up a hill to another pasture. They also use frost free hydrants from spring developments

and a pond to provide water to a number of fields.

Contact Melanie Barkley at the Bedford County Office of

Penn State Cooperative Extension at 814-623-4800 for more

details.

June 9th 6:30—9:00pm

Henry Maier’s Farm

11801 Scarlett O’Hara Lane

Oldtown, MD 21555

The Maier’s use rotational grazing providing high quality feed

for their draft horses. To do this they manage a flexible hay/

pasture system. This system incorporates warm and cool

season grasses as well as “old school” technology that uses

the horses for hay harvest. Dr. Ed Rayburn, WVU Extension

Forage Agronomist, will be the main speaker at the pasture

walk. The main theme will be rotational grazing and managing

on farm nutrients in a profitable manner.

Contact Derrick Bender at the Allegany County Office of

Maryland Cooperative Extension at 301-724-3320 for more

details.

July 9th 6:30—9:00pm

Randal and Randy Harman Farm

2832 Accident Bittinger Rd

Accident, MD 21520

The Harman’s operate a cow/calf and beef feedlot operation

near Accident, MD. They have installed a rotational grazing

system with the assistance of NRCS. They will discuss their

experience in working with NRCS to develop the grazing

system.

Contact Willie Lantz at the Garrett County office of Maryland

Cooperative Extension Office at 301-334-6960 for more de-

tails

Pasture Walk Schedule August 10th 10 am to noon

Bill Yoder

3554 Rockdale Rd.

Meyersdale, PA 15552

Bill operates an organic, seasonal dairy. Cows freshen in Septem-

ber and are dry in July and August. During the summer they

rotational graze the cows and produce organic crops for winter.

Come learn how Bill manages his pastures within Organic Stan-

dards and his fall-season calving. Directions: Turn west on Broad-

way from Business 219 (at the American Legion). Broadway be-

comes Mt Davis Rd. Go past the Fairgrounds and take the second

road to right. First farm on right on Rockdale Road.

Contact Brian Kelly at the Blair County Office of Penn State Co-

operative Extension at 814-940-5989 for more details.

October 24 (Saturday)

10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon

Log Cabin Fence, Amity, PA

Exit 23/Marianna Exit—off I-79

Log Cabin Fence Co. is a fencing and hoop structure business

very well known in the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-Western Regions.

This business is owned by Bill and Judy Iams of Amity, PA. Visit

their production facilities and learn about the newest technology

and innovations in fencing and hoop structures.

Contact Walt Bumgarner at the Fayette County Office of Penn

State Extension at 724-438-0111 for more details

November 7th 1:00am—Noon Mike and Kim Teter

19900 Icy Lane, SE

Oldtown, MD 21555

Mike and Kim Teter have a 541 acres beef and hay/pasture opera-

tion in Oldtown, Maryland. During the 2008/2009 winter their

herd of 130 head utilized stockpiled forages for all but two

months during the winter. For the 2009/2010 winter the Teters

hope to feed even less hay as they improve their grazing tech-

niques.

Contact Derrick Bender at the Allegany County Office of Mary-

land Cooperative Extension at 301-724-3320 for more details

What is a Grazing Network?

The Mt. Top Grazing Network is a way for producers

from counties with similar geography in three states to

come together to share ideas and methods about grazing

livestock. The major activity of the network will be to

host a series of pasture walks. The pasture walks will

allow producers to step onto farms of other producers to

allow them to see first hand how other producers manage

grazing operations. Each farm selected for the pasture

walk has a unique feature that the farm will highlight dur-

ing the pasture walk. Personnel from Cooperative Exten-

sion, Natural Resource Conservation Service and Soil

Conservation Districts will be on hand interact with par-

ticipants at the pasture walks.

The 2009 Pasture Walk Series was developed and

planned by Cooperative Extension and Natural Resource

and Conservation Service personnel. Future activities of

the Mt. Top Grazing Network will be guided and planned

by producers with government agency personnel serving

as advisors. Being involved in the Mt. Top Grazing Net-

work will help you improve you pasture productivity,

reduce the learning curve of many grazing related chal-

lenges, and improve profitability. Get involved today in

the network by attending the pasture walks. You can

attend selected workshops however we encourage you to

attend as many as possible to get the complete benefit of

the network.

How to Get Involved?

Anyone is welcome to attend the pasture walks listed

in this brochure. If you need directions or have questions

please contact the Extension Office nearest to you. The

local extension offices involved in this project are listed on

the back cover.